Effects of essential oil from leaves of Eugenia sulcataon the development of agricultural pest insects

Essential oils are known for their insect control potential, which is mainly attributed to the presence of terpenes that interfere with hormonal and physiological processes of arthropods. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of essential oil from the leaves of Eugenia sulcata Spring ex Mart., Myrtaceae, on the development of two species of agricultural pest insects, Dysdercus peruvianus and Oncopeltus fasciatus.Results showed that the essential oil induced mortality, and reduced numbers of adults. Topical treatment of Oncopeltus fasciatus using pure essential oil caused significant mortality rates (96.67%), while Dysdercus peruvianus had a higher tolerance, with 80% mortality at the end of the experiments. Results suggest that essential oil from the leaves of Eugenia sulcata may be used in agriculture for insect pest control.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Gonzalez,Marcelo S., Lima,Barbara G., Oliveira,Alyne F.R., Nunes,Douglas D., Fernandes,Caio P., Santos,Marcelo G., Tietbohl,Luis A.C., Mello,Cicero B., Rocha,Leandro, Feder,Denise
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia 2014
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2014000400413
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